A PLAN to open a new fish and chip store in a residential area in Basingstoke has been rejected by councillors.

THE latest food hygiene ratings have been released for restaurants and takeaways across Basingstoke and Deane – and its good news for all of them.

A 'BEAUTIFUL' Grade II Listed Sherfield-On-Loddon cottage has gone up for sale for £850,000.

AN ADVENTURE park in Basingstoke will be invaded by more than 150 dinosaurs, which will be one of the largest collections of lifesize dinosaurs in the UK.

DOG owners and other visitors to Basingstoke Canal are being urged to take extra care as water levels continue to fall.

Approach road to a major roundabout in Basingstoke will be partially closed from Monday.

The county council has to pay £400 compensation to a Hampshire family after bungling their child’s school transport – expecting the reception class youngster to travel in a taxi on their own or face a three-hour round trip in shared transport.

EASTENDERS star James Bye has been announced as the latest addition to the Strictly Come Dancing line-up.

A "BEAUTIFUL" son and brother died after taking drugs to stop voices he heard in his head.

A BASINGSTOKE man has become the world champion in drugfree body building.

BASINGSTOKE Leisure Park could be “a good place to build a stadium” and become the new home for Basingstoke Town Football Club, a councillor has said.

FIREFIGHTERS have been scrambled to a 'large' blaze in a field near a primary school in the borough on Thursday evening (August 11).

A WOMAN who suffered serious injuries following a crash outside a supermarket in Basingstoke has sadly died.

OFFICERS investigating the death of Frantisek Olah in Basingstoke have charged a teenage girl as part of their ongoing enquiries.

ALL lanes have now reopened on the M3 after they were closed overnight after a "corrosive liquid spill" following a crash between a car and a lorry.

BASINGSTOKE Leisure Park and Manydown have been "earmarked" as potential sites for Basingstoke Town Football Club to call home, according to the current chairman

A PLAN to convert an 18th century tavern into two dwellings has been thrown out by the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.

A 92-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an incident in Oakridge will face no further action.

A FORMER Page Three model was killed when her puppy leapt from a car she was travelling in and she ran into the road to save it, an inquest heard.

A WATERLESS urinal company is urging businesses in the South East to play their part in the battle against needless water wastage.

A BASINGSTOKE woman with additional needs was able to swap her care home for the Canary Islands with the help of her carers.

AN OVERTON man will stand trial next year accused of possessing an indecent video of children.

Hook & Newnham Basics will be all but mathematically relegated from the ECB Southern Premier League if they lose at Burridge.

The Perseid meteor shower is set to peak in the early hours of Saturday.

The long-awaited game returns to McDonald's nationwide and it's not long to wait.

HAMPSHIRE Constabulary has sent a message reassurance to the public that officers will always do ‘everything in their power’ to investigate serious incidents following the conclusion of the trial of Jordan Clarke.

A MAN has been jailed for 10 months for submitting fake details to the home office to gain the right to live in the UK.

THE Government has said they will not be able to reconsider the decision to build homes on the Camrose football stadium after fans  submitted a complaint claiming that the planning appeal hearing was “unfair, inaccurate and contradictory”.

A WATER leak that has left a pathway “completely soaked with water and mud” and sparked anger from a councillor.

A second heatwave is expected to hit the UK this Thursday with the Met Office issuing an amber weather warning for parts of England and Wales, including Hampshire.

TWO lanes are currently blocked on the M3 near Hook due to reports of a "corrosive liquid spill" following a crash between a car and a lorry.

LOCATIONS in Basingstoke have been “earmarked” as potential sites for a new football stadium.

A SERVING Hampshire police officer has denied sexually assaulting a woman.

Scorching temperatures are set to return this week as the Met Office issued an amber heat alert.

PART of the A339 in Basingstoke is currently blocked in both directions following an incident.

SOUTH Western Railway is urging customers to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary between August 18 and August 21 due to planned industrial action.

A Basingstoke company is under the spotlight as it continues to cement its place as one of the most rapidly growing and well respected stage lighting companies in the global live events industry.

A HOSPITAL trust has thanked a rotary club for raising money to purchase a new cardiac ablation machine worth £60,000.

DOUBLE Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Nish Kumar has announced a brand new tour and he is heading to Hampshire.

A WOMAN has been handed a suspended sentence for drink driving following a collision on the M3 at Basingstoke last month.

A FIRE chief from Hampshire has called for people to not use barbecues during the prolonged dry period for fear of sparking wildfires.

Last pair Adrian Brown and Matt Griffiths scrambled a dramatic one-wicket win for Basingstoke & North Hants.

TADLEY residents are making a desperate plea to the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Councillors to reject the plan for construction of eight new houses.

The eleventh celebrity contestant for Strictly Come Dancing has been revealed.

The August supermoon is also known as the 'sturgeon moon'

A BASINGSTOKE man has been found not guilty of the murder of another man in Popley in January.

BINS acorss Basingstoke will be collected earlier than usual after The Met Office has predicted a period of high temperatures.

A DRUG dealer acted out out of ‘anger or revenge’ on the night a 22-year-old alleged street gang member died of fatal stab wounds in Popley, a court has heard.

A FORMER Winchester College music director has been banned from teaching over historical sexual behaviour despite being cleared in a trial.

PROBLEMS with IT systems at GP surgeries in Basingstoke and the NHS 111 service have been caused by a national cyber attack across the entire NHS computer system.